James D. Bissell
Art
Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater. After working in New York and L.A. on commercials and low budget features, he won an Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on Palmerstown, U.S.A. followed by a BAFTA nomination for production design on Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He was the original chair for the Art Directors Guild Awards as well as a former Vice President of the Guild. He has taught at AFI, USC, UCLA extension and the NC School of the Arts and is a member of the DGA, ADG, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Born: August 6, 1951 · Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Filmography (43)
The Lost City
2022
The Bad Guys
2022
The Midnight Sky
2020
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
Skyscraper
2018
Suburbicon
2017
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
2017
Hidden
2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
The Monuments Men
2014
Jack Reacher
2012
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
Leatherheads
2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
300
2007
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
The Ring Two
2005
50 First Dates
2004
Hollywood Homicide
2003
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
Cats & Dogs
2001
The 6th Day
2000
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
2000
My Fellow Americans
1996
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
Tin Cup
1996
Jumanji
1995
Blue Chips
1994
Dennis the Menace
1993
The Pickle
1993
The Rocketeer
1991
Arachnophobia
1990
Always
1989
Twins
1988
Someone to Watch Over Me
1987
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986
Amazing Stories
1985
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
The Last Starfighter
1984
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979